Anyway, another week has gone by, and April is almost over - how did that happen? Wow, it went fast.
I should have stayed at church today, but I've had so many thoughts swirling around in my head, and if I wait, everyone is up and stirring, and they get lost in all the hubub of life...
I've had bad days this week, like Thursday, when a customer wanted a bike from the hanger on the rafters - I had the bike guy show me how to get them down, because that always happens at night after he's gone home. Anyway, the rack malfunctioned (of course,) and I couldn't get it down the normal way, so I had to get the ladder and lift it down. I shouldn't have. I'm really not strong enough for those big bikes. It came down - mostly on my head. I had sort of braced myself for any contingency, so I was able to at least stop it from falling down on the customer, but I did not enjoy the experience. It could have been a lot worse, but I'll be sporting some pretty spectacular bruises for a few weeks.
Then there were good days, like Saturday. Nothing amazing really happened, it was just unusual for a Saturday. We were just as busy as usual, but somehow it stayed cleaner, and there were fewer returns, and, I don't know, it just made it possible to maintain the good mood that I always try to start out with.
A few people from the ward came in, and I had the chance to chat with them for a while. Then Jenny came in just as I was going for my lunch break. I debated about taking the car and going home, but instead, I opted to get something from the deli and stay. I like to find a quiet corner to read on my breaks, and I can't do that at home because there's always someone to talk to.
Just as I finished eating, one of the cashiers came in for his break - he surveyed all the tables, then walked straight over to mine. I had a slight twinge of annoyance, because I wouldn't be able to read after all, but these people seem to feel a connection to me, because I'm Wayland's wife, and they miss him being there. (So do I.) ...And one of the main things I get a job for (besides the money) is to find friends, so I set the book aside...
The conversation got rolling, and others joined in. The kid who retrieves the carts from the parking lot was at the next table, and he dove in too - soon he had me laughing so hard that I had to keep checking to make sure my mascara wasn't running down my face. I don't think he even meant to be that funny, the kid just can't help it - the best kind of funny.
I haven't laughed that hard in ages - so good for the soul.
After lunch, I walked through the fabric department just to see if there was anyone there. My supervisor told me to learn a few of the other departments, in case I ever need to help out there. I've been putting it off, because it just feels weird to me to walk up to someone and ask; "Hey, could you teach me how to do your job?" Couldn't get up the nerve, so I just kept walking.
When I got back to my department, miraculously (and I do not use that word loosely,) it was still pretty clean! Just then, there was a call on the P.A. system for any available associate to go to hardware for customer service. That made me feel guilty, because that's one of the areas that I was asked to learn. I pulled up the boot straps and walked down there - but the sporting goods guy had gone down there, and I'm not even sure he speaks English (in fact, I've never heard him speak!)
I'm deaf anyway, so I kept going back to fabrics.
Having worked a fabric store before, the measuring and cutting was not the issue - the issue is learning all the applications of the telzon (scanning, printing labels, etc.) which I kind of stink at because I have such a short memory.
The lady there went over them with me and let me play with it for a little while. (She was awesome, patient and thorough - just enough information to get started, but not so much that my brain overloaded.)
Just as we were getting through with the basics, the other lady who works there came off her break - she started telling us about her trip to Buffalo to find her birth family.
Her story was really fascinating, and this might sound crazy, but I think I was meant to hear it.
It works right in with a project I'm working on, and that's all just a little too coincidental.
Life is so cool that way, don't you think?
My brain is whirring now, and I've had all kinds of inspiration...
I'm going on and on, and there are other things to get to - such as this:
I found this on Pinterest, and I felt it was such a profound thought - I read it over and over just to let it sink in. My children are all grown, and pretty independant, but there are times I find that they still need advice, encouragement, or even just approval (or applause!) And I am so, SO thankful that those lines of communication are still open. I need this constant reminder because I always, always, ALWAYS want to be there for them.
Lastly, I had the opportunity to spend a day with my sister on Tuesday. We went to Thanksgiving Point to walk through the gardens for the Tulip Festival. I wish I knew how to post them as a slide show, because I viewed them that way on iPhoto, and it was really cool, but you'll have to look at my still version, since I lack the tech skills...
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